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' t0` Prevent any 'Scattering or -liirtiusof the also so arranged aste befeither continuously v A vgavels;v or "imerniittently," V4at 4tin'Will "of the lying a pair of rakes and, jonrnaled upon ont of gear with the actuating mechanism, as 'niorefully hereinafter set forth.

' geanivhich carries thc rak'es, looking at its standard, showingthe shaft in cross-section of the saine. Fig. 9vis a side elevationioi` the wheel atea/ i. Fig. l1 is a sectional side elcvation of the reelshaft and-the chain-wheel at an end elevation of the sanie.'

UNITED" STATES@ son Gties, o fillloj i Galli ,un and State/of inventada' n of which, v the fol 111s 'a metiera@ t. about the rech and avibratory er oscillatory" movement on. ae axis. peri 6111er' toeliet 0f the reel-shaft, but with ai i'ni isloiver"n1'otion,

grain, off theplatforni, (Ehe rake-.gearing is driven,v te discharge the `gra-in in very Small.

driver, to discharge the grain inffgavels of an y required site.v lllieinvention consistsiirst, in a pecnliar internally-toothed eccentric gear, carvsphericalv enlargement upon the reel-shaft; secondly, in the pecnliar construction and ar- 'nngelyfliil '0f the devices for yoperating the saidrakes, and for throWin-g'tl'ie sanie in and Figure 1, 'Sheet 1, is a vperspective View of the platform., standard, and reel ot' a hai-i1 ester ttedwith iiiy improved rakes. Fig. L is a perspectivcfview of. iny peculiar eccentric face, Fig. 3 is a siinilar 'view of the bach of the said gear. I "igA, Sheet is an elevation of theplatforni and rakes freni the rear. Fig.. 54 iS` a. plan of the' standard, rcel, and ralics. Fig. (itis a rear elevation of the eccentric`l gear, showing S GOiJSti-nction in two halves bolted together. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the inner faceof' one-half fofv thev gear. `Fig. 8 is a face view of ythe reel-shaftbox 'at the topot' the sante. Fig. 1 0 is a cross-section of the chainyy, Ijigl' is a longitudinal section of they pinion and ratchet on z .e `in Fig. 4. Fig. 13 is lii the drm-ving, A ireljiresents the platiorni,

*Throughthis sleeveisijoi t UB', from the ystaiidard.i,f-4 -rfeelfshaft' carries: areel-hea yfreel-'arms (not short7 if); i' #the innenendoffth-e fsha E; supported at :the-iu boardeiidlli,

rlli

l vwhich the isv ,as chainxvlieel, .G5-,i .tl slia'ftrriiay: bedriven by fw endless illilr driven .by gearing. -'llie huby of 'the 'chain` ivlieelihas a slotted: longitudinal rib, in which is pivoted a hell-crank latch, c, whose iong ailn projects through a slot in the face of the "."chainivheelf'aid over the'v r'ii' of the ratchet, while the short arm yengages with a spooll d,

sliding on the shalt, and grooved to receive the forked upper end of a bell-crank lever, H,

piroted on thebi'acket, with its long` arni connec-ted by a rod, d', to a treadle, I, pivoted to the rear side ot' the standard, by depressing I which the spool is moved foro-'ard on the shaft to lift the latch out of the ratchet. The treadle being released, a spring, c, acting on the niider side of the lever H, retracts the spool and keeps tl ielatch in en gagementwiththe ratchet,- w'liicli is thus rotated with thel chain-wheel. 'lhe shaft is .continuously.rotated, while the .ratchet and pinion U l) maybe 'thus rotated therewith, or not, as desired. ll'etween the pinionl) 'and the reel-head F, a spherical enlargoinent or bulb, f, is formed on the reelshaft. .l is a peculiar elliptic gear, made in two parts, which are flanged at the back and bolted together, the division being lonijgitndinal, as seen in Figs. 6 and 7. The shape of this gear may be `described as that of a disk of a given diameter that lhas been bent over a, Aveyliiuler of a lesser diameter, to approximate f the forni of a saddle, and provided withabevelrim internallytoothed to engage with the teeth of.' the-pinion 1) being kept in mesh by a roller, g, jouiiialed above the riin on a stud projecting horizontally from a vertical prolongation ot' the boxe. Qn the back of each half of.' the gearvis ycasta plate, h, to which is bolted the arinfK, tw'hcse extreinityvis secured the heel of 'a rake, li, as shown. inthe axis ci' euch hull' is a, hemispherieul socket, to embrace i the bulb f. To vthe back of eeeh erm K is4 bolted a. metall-ie segment, 1'-, mutui the path of these e' semicireuler plete, j, is formed on the end of a bracket, bolted to and projecting horizontally from the standard B, with which plate the opening in eeeh segment engages'es it is swung pest, turning the rake-erm on the plate jv as the lower endof a vvertical axis, the upper end of which exis is the bellen the reelslmft, embraced. by the gear-socket.

Thus it will be seen thettlie reel rot-etes Qontiuuouslyat thev=proper speed, .While the' relies revolve with o slower motiondleseribing et each revolution an oscillation upon en axis at a right angle-.With the axis of-,rovolu-L ,tion` to cause eswh relie to sweep the face of `the platform and remove the grain lying ou it.

Ifz'tllezrakes be allowed to operate continuously the grain will bedis'oharged ill-Small gevels; but by throwing the roker,v out'of gear graiuimey be allowed toY eceumulateon the platform'to form a gevel of any desired size,

whemby releasing the treedle, the relies will L The combination of the reel-shaft E and 'Y pinion D' withjthe gear J, made' in' two part-s, es described, eeelr part' having e plate, h, to

bolt the reke-mms to, and e1 hemispherical ,socket to embrace the bulb f ofy the reel-'shaft E, substantially esdeseribed.

2. The. eombinetion, with the standard B unl reel-shaft E, ot' the ratchet G and pinion .1), connected by the sleeve b, the chain-wheel G, letehc, spool d,-r'od df, lever H, treadle l,

and spring e, substantially es and for. the purposesy set forth. .l 'l i In eombiuetiouwith the fgeer .lymmle .in two parts and supported upon the bulb j' of the reel-shaft, and arms K -Kf the segment i, and plate j, substantially as deseribetlhaud shown. Y i

Witnesses: MASON l JLBBS.,

Y BYRON SM1'1H,. I

EDWARD HENDERSON.. 

